Papers sent miscellaneously, and not regularly, postage the same as on books.
| FOREIGN COUNTRIES. | Letters
per ½ oz. | News papers
not exceed’g
4 oz. |
|---|
| Alexandria, Egypt, British closed mail via Southampton | 16 | 4 |
| Aspinwall, U. S. packet * | 10 | 2 |
| Australia, British mail via Southampton | 16 | 4 |
| ” ” ” Brindisi | 22 | 8 |
| ” German mail, direct, via Brindisi | † 20 | 12 |
| Austria, including Hungary, German mail, direct | † 6 | 3 |
| ” ” ” ” closed mail via England | † 7 | 4 |
| Belgium, by direct steamers | † 6 | 3 |
| ” via Great Britain | † 8 | 4 |
| Bermuda, U. S. packet * | 10 | 2 |
| Brazil | 15 | 3 |
| ” British mail | 28 | 4 |
| British Columbia (Letters unpaid 10 cents per ½ oz.) | † 6 | 2 |
| Canada, England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland (unpaid 10c. per ½ oz.) | † 6 | 2 |
| Postal Cards to Canada or British Columbia one cent extra. | | |
| Central America * | 10 | 2 |
| Chili, via Panama | 22 | 4 |
| China, via San Francisco | 19 | 2 |
| ” Southampton | 28 | 6 |
| ” Brindisi | 34 | 8 |
| Constantinople, German mail, direct | 10 | 6 |
| ” ” closed mail, via England | 11 | 7 |
| Cuba, U. S. packet * | 10 | 2 |
| Denmark * | 7 | 4 |
| East India, British, via San Francisco | 10 | — |
| ” ” ” British mail, via Southampton | 22 | |
| ” ” ” ” ” Brindisi | 28 | 8 |
| Ecuador | 20 | * 2 |
| Egypt, except Alexandria British mail, via Southampton | 20 | 6 |
| Falkland Islands, British mail, via Southampton | 16 | 4 |
| France, direct * | 10 | 2 |
| Germany, via Hamburg or Bremen, direct | † 6 | |
| ” closed mail, via England | † 7 | |
| Postal Cards to Germany one cent additional. | | |
| Gibraltar, British mail, via Southampton | 16 | 4 |
| Gold Coast, ” ” ” | 16 | 4 |
| Great Britain and Ireland | † 6 | 2 |
| Greece, German mail, direct | † 14 | 9 |
| Guatemala, U. S. packet * | 10 | 2 |
| Havana, U. S. packet * | 10 | 2 |
| Hawaiian Islands, U. S. packet (Newspapers one cent per ounce) | 6 | — |
| Holland | 10 | 4 |
| Honduras, via St. Thomas | 18 | 4 |
| Hong Kong, including Canton, Amoy, Swatow, and Foo-Chow, U. S. packet | 10 | 2 |
| Hong Kong, British mail, via Southampton | 28 | 6 |
| Italy * | † 10 | 4 |
| Jamaica, U. S. packet * | 10 | 2 |
| Japan, U. S. packet | 10 | — |
| Java, British mail, via Southampton | 28 | 6 |
| Jerusalem, German mail, direct | † 11 | 7 |
| ” ” closed, via England | † 12 | 8 |
| Malta, British mail, via Southampton | 16 | 4 |
| Mexico, U. S. packet (by sea) | 10 | 3 |
| Morocco, British mail, via Southampton | 16 | 4 |
| Natal, ” ” ” | 28 | 4 |
| Netherlands, same as Holland. | | |
| Newfoundland | 6 | 2 |
| New South Wales, British mail, via Southampton | 16 | 4 |
| New Zealand, ” ” ” | 16 | 4 |
| Norway, via England and Christiana | 10 | 4 |
| Panama, U. S. packet | 10 | 3 |
| Paraguay, U. S. packet (Newspapers 4 cents each) | 18 | 4 |
| Peru, British mail, via Panama, ” | 22 | 4 |
| Portugal, British mail, via Southampton | 16 | 6 |
| Prince Edward Island (Unpaid letters 10 cents each ½ oz.) | 6 | 2 |
| Russia, German mail, direct | 10 | 6 |
| ” ” closed mail, via England | † 11 | 7 |
| Sandwich Islands (Newspapers one cent per two ounces) | 6 | — |
| Shanghai, U. S. packet | 10 | 2 |
| Sierra Leone, British mail, via Southampton | 16 | 4 |
| Spain, German mail, direct | 11 | 6 |
| ” via New Orleans * | 10 | 2 |
| Sweden and Norway, by direct steamers for U. S. | † 6 | 2 |
| Sweden, via England and Christiana | 9 | 4 |
| Switzerland, via England | † 10 | 4 |
| ” ” Germany | † 8 | 3 |
| Vancouver’s Island (Letters, if unpaid, 10 cents per ½ oz.) | † 6 | 2 |
| West Indies, except otherwise stated, via St. Thomas | 18 | 4 |
* Denotes that the postage is the United States postage only, which must be prepaid on matter sent and collected on matter received.
† Denotes that prepayment of postage is optional; in all other cases it is compulsory.
Great Britain and Ireland.—Letters wholly unpaid or insufficiently prepaid are subject on delivery, in addition to the deficient postage, to a fine of 6 cents in the United States and 3d. in Great Britain. Book manuscript and corrected proof may be sent at book-packet rate of postage.